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The [[Éothéod]] were a people descended from the [[Northmen]], who had at one time dwelt in the lands south of the [[Carrock]], but who later travelled into the far north, and settled in the regions where the [[Anduin]] had its sources. Of their Lords, the names of only two are recorded: [[Léod]] and his son [[Eorl]]. Léod was killed while attempting to tame a wild horse (the horse later named [[Felaróf]]), and so Eorl became Lord of the Éothéod at the age of just sixteen. For this reason, he became known to history as [[Eorl the Young]].  
The '''Lord of the Éothéod''' was the hereditary ruler of the [[Éothéod]], the horsemen of the North. They were descended from the [[King of Rhovanion|Kings of Rhovanion]]. With the formation of [[Rohan]] in {{TA|2501}}, the title was abandoned in favor of "[[King of Rohan]]".


The distant ancestors of the Éothéod had been allies of the people of [[Gondor]], and soon after he became Lord, Eorl received one [[Borondir]], a desperate messenger of Gondor. Borondir brought messages from [[Steward Cirion]] recalling their old alliance, and asking for Eorl's aid against an overwhelming assault. The young Lord led the [[Men of the Éothéod]] to answer the summons, and they defeated Gondor's invaders at the [[Battle of the Field of Celebrant]]. In reward, Cirion granted Eorl's people the land of [[Calenardhon]] to dwell in, and they slowly removed from the north to their new home. Eorl was the last Lord of the Éothéod: after his time, his people became known as the [[Rohirrim]], and his descendants, rather than being Lords of the Éothéod, were known instead as the [[Kings of Rohan]].
==History==
* [[Marhwini]], fl. {{TA|1856}}
* [[Forthwini]], fl. {{TA|1944}}
* Third Lord, fl. mid-20th century
* [[Frumgar]], fl. {{TA|1977}}
* [[Fram]], fl. 21st century
* Unknown number of unnamed lords
* [[Léod]], d. {{TA|2501}}
* [[Eorl]], {{TA|2501}} - {{TA|2510}}


==See also==
* [[House of Eorl]]
{{references}}
* {{App|Eorl}}
* {{UT|Cirion}}
==External links==
*[http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2013/10/10/how-many-lords-of-eotheod-were-there/ How Many Lords of Éothéod Were There?] by [[Michael Martinez]]
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Revision as of 15:46, 11 July 2014

The Lord of the Éothéod was the hereditary ruler of the Éothéod, the horsemen of the North. They were descended from the Kings of Rhovanion. With the formation of Rohan in T.A. 2501, the title was abandoned in favor of "King of Rohan".

History

See also

References

External links

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